Medicare Set-Asides in the Subro World: A Subrogation Professional’s Guide To Protecting Medicare In Comp, Tort, Med Pay, and Health Claims

Newsletter, Subrogation

Medicare is a federal health insurance program administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that primarily provides coverage to individuals age 65 and older, and also to certain younger individuals with qualifying disabilities and to people with end-stage renal disease. It is generally divided into Part A (hospital insurance), Part B (medical…

California’s Economic Loss Docrine Clarified in Federal Decision: State Farm v. General Electric, Co., 2025 WL 2937533 (C.D. Cal. 2025)

Newsletter, Subrogation

California’s Economic Loss Doctrine (ELD) has long been a source of confusion for subrogation professionals. The challenge is not merely understanding the doctrine’s contours, but applying it to common residential fire losses where a discrete component product damages structures and contents far beyond its own failure point. Until recently, most of the major California decisions…

Staying in the Driver’s Seat: Continuing Your Career as the World Shifts Toward Autonomous Vehicles

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, Newsletter, Subrogation, Uncategorized

About seven years ago, I became fascinated with autonomous vehicles for a very selfish reason: I hated my commute. Three hours a day behind the wheel felt like wasted life. I dreamed of the day when my car would drive itself—when I could answer emails, squeeze in a workout, take a nap, or finally catch…

Why Interventions Matter: The Da Nolt Case And The Growing Problem Of Courts Denying Subrogated Carriers A Seat At The Table

Newsletter, Subrogation

There is a growing and troubling trend in courts across the country: denying subrogated insurance carriers the right to intervene in pending litigation on the theory that the insured’s attorney already “adequately represents” the insurer’s interests. While this assumption may appear superficially convenient, it rarely holds true in practice. Subrogation is complex. Its objectives differ…